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Salary: USD 130,000 - 150,000 / annual
Celea Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech company developing transformative treatments for serious respiratory diseases. The company's lead program, deupirfenidone (LYT-100), is in Phase 3 clinical development for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other fibrotic lung diseases.
The Senior Paralegal, Corporate & Securities will serve as a key member of the Legal team, reporting to the General Counsel. This is a hands-on role supporting a broad range of corporate, transactional, governance, securities, and contract-management matters, with emphasis on building scalable legal operations as the company grows.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage end-to-end contract lifecycle: intake, drafting support, negotiation tracking, approvals, execution, amendments, renewals, terminations, archiving, and reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and improve contract templates, playbooks, workflows, and standard operating procedures for commonly used agreements, including NDAs, consulting agreements, vendor agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, and clinical, manufacturing, supply, research, and collaboration agreements.
• Administer and improve the company's contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, legal document repositories, matter trackers, signature tools, and legal department processes, including thoughtful use of AI and automation to enable scaling.
• Support Board of Directors and committee processes, including preparation and organization of agendas, resolutions, consents, minutes, presentations, calendars, and meeting materials.
• Maintain corporate minute books, capitalization and equity-related records, entity documentation, governance calendars, officer and director records, and other corporate records.
• Assist with preparation, coordination, review, filing, and recordkeeping for SEC reports and related materials, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, Section 16 filings, and public-company disclosure support.
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Investor Relations, Human Resources, Business Development, R&D, Clinical, Technical Operations, and outside counsel on contracts, governance, securities, compliance, and transactional matters.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, science-driven environment. This position is hybrid and based in Boston.
Requirements:
The posting does not explicitly state years of experience, education level, or specific certifications required. Candidates should have demonstrated expertise in corporate paralegal work, contract management, securities compliance, and board governance, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with legal counsel and cross-functional teams.
